Field Target came home
2019 WFTF World Championships
In the early years of Field Target, the WFTF World Championships was a competition which just swapped its home back and forth between England and the USA. Since then, the popularity of the sport has since grown considerably and now this truly global event is no longer something that regularly visits the birthplace of the sport, England. In the 14 years since the event was held in England in 2005 the closest hosts were Northern Ireland in 2008, and Wales in 2017.
During that period, the event has grown from simply being ‘just a shoot in a field’ to a full-blown international event with several hundred competitors, visiting from dozens of countries, supported by training seminars, trade stands and opening and closing awards ceremonies. England was offered the opportunity to host the event in 2019 and duly accepted.
The EFTA selected the Heart of England conference centre to hold the event during August 2019. This venue was chosen because of the superb on-site facilities, good transport connections and its layout which minimised walking between the various elements of the competition. The opening and closing ceremonies were held in a 750 seated purpose-built presentation hall equipped with full AV presentation facilities, situated just inside the entrance to the 160-acre venue and yards away from the weatherproof car parking. Meeting rooms for lectures such as course-building or marshalling were also available. To accompany these, a fully staffed restaurant and bar was open throughout the event. Directly adjacent to the course and practice ranges was the shoot administration marquees. Limited but luxury accommodation was available onsite.
The event was held over 5 days. It started on the 7th of August, the first day used for sign-in and zeroing, along with the opening ceremony that evening. The next 3 days saw the competition run over three 50-shot courses with the closing awards ceremony taking place during the afternoon of the 5th day.
With over 15 hours of daylight at that time of year the competition was run using two sessions, each with a capacity of 225 competitors. Full course access for spectators, off course shooting activities and on-site amenities ensured anyone not competing could enjoy the remainder of the day.
Entry to the competition was £155 per competitor which included a seat at the closing ceremony for the competitor. Team entry was £100 per team, spectator entry was free.
International shooters entered by contacting their Representative Governing Body (RGB) who processed their registration and payments.
A dedicated Facebook page carries photos and other media from the event.
Click on a link below to view or download the final rankings
* denotes RGB team member
2019, a once in a lifetime opportunity to visit the birth place of FT and shoot in the World Championships